President Barack Obama praised Democratic Senators for their advancement of the health care reform bill and described their efforts to break through a filibuster that had established by opponents in an attempt to block a final vote as a big

The FBI revealed a report on Monday to share statistics about the crime and murder rate during the first half of 2009 in the United States. The statistics that were compiled indicate that the crime rate dropped by 4.4 percent

Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. may very well become the eighth federal judge to be impeached in the history of the United States according to the Washington Times. Porteous, who presides over the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans,

Washington State has filed a lawsuit against DirecTV Inc, citing unethical and deceptive business practices among 16 separate causes of action according to MSNBC.Washington’s Attorney General, Robert McKenna, the originator of the lawsuit, has said that DirecTV uses "a variety

Videos that have recently been uploaded on Reason.tv and YouTube feature a man who had been driving a Hummer stepping out of his vehicle to wave a gun at people who threw snowballs at him. According to The Associated Press,

The East Coast has begun digging itself out of a massive two-day storm that dropped over 24 inches of snow in some areas, thereby delaying travel plans for tens of thousands and slowing package delivery services.According to the Associated Press,

An Iranian cleric who was a founding member of the Islamic republic and was a vocal critic of the nation's leadership died on Sunday. Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri was 87.Montazeri often blasted government crackdowns as the work of despots.

The United States and China, two of the world's biggest polluters, walked away from Copenhagen satisfied that they were able to reach an agreement. Never mind that the agreement fell way short of expectations.The Copenhagen Accord was a farce. Nothing

The Senate voted on Monday morning to end the debate on the health care reform bill. The vote came at 1 a.m. and passed along party lines, 60 to 40. The move will keep the Senate Democrats' plan to pass

By LIONEL ROLFEMy friend Karen Kaye, executive director of Connections for Children in Santa Monica, a non-profit provider of babysitting and other services for single working mothers, is dead. She died just before Christmas. It seemed she went quite quickly.

The Center for Disease Control released a report in Science on Friday that rated happiness across the 50 states and Washington DC. According to the survey of 1.3 million people, those who live in sunny states and enjoy an outdoors

As the climate talks in Copenhagen approach the final hour, the world's leaders have yet to reach a consensus. The New York Times reports that President Barack Obama has been huddled with a dozen foreign leaders, including Chinese Premier Wen

Senate Democrats who had hoped to see the political party’s health care reform legislation passed before Christmas have witnessed a setback on Thursday. Democratic Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska has revealed that the Democratic Party has failed to secure his

The New Meadowlands Stadium Company, which has created the brand new Giants Stadium that will be unveiled in 2010, will reportedly embark on an elaborate campaign in an attempt to secure hosting rights for Super Bowl XLVIII. Super Bowl XLVIII

Faith, a Labrador-Chow mix, is a seven-year-old dog who was born without her two front legs to a junkyard dog in December of 2002. Reuben Stringfellow, now an Army E-4 specialist, was 17 years old at the time he and

The United States is increasing the use of special forces against the Taliban in Afghanistan.According to the Los Angeles Times:The number of raids carried out by such units as the Army's Delta Force and Navy's SEAL Team Six in Afghanistan

Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, was hit in the face with a souvenir while visiting Milan on Sunday.Berlusconi, 73, suffered broken teeth and a fractured nose. He will have to stay at Milan's San Raffaele Hospital for at least another

The city of Houston elected its first openly gay mayor on Saturday.Annise Parker beat Gene Locke with 53.6 percent of the vote in a runoff election. Parker was a city controller for five years.Parker and Locke are both Democrats. They

With the government unable to effectively recoup its investment in bailouts, they have stepped in to provide additional restrictions on how the bailout funds are being distributed.According to a report by Bloomberg, Kenneth Feinberg special master for executive pay, employed

Airbus SAS’s A400M military transport plane is designed to be an all-in-one transport vehicle for troops, vehicle transport, and supply runs. After a long and difficult construction process, the plane took its maiden flight in Seville, Spain. Although the 3